Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone Team Up in Trailer for Rocky Sequel, Creed
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Director Ryan Coogler is reuniting with his Fruitvale Station star Michael B. Jordan for the upcoming Rocky spin-off sequel, Creed, and if this trailer is any indication, we're in for a promising new entry in the Rocky legacy.
Jordan stars as Adonis Creed, son of the late Apollo Creed. Despite never knowing his father, he has the drive of a true fighter coursing through his veins. After relocating to Philadelphia to pursue a boxing career, he reaches out to Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in hopes his father's famous rival and best friend can train him to be the best boxer he can be.
The duo of Coogler and Jordan showed how amazing they could be in Fruitvale Station, and the tone in this Creed trailer is so incredibly on point. It treats the subject material with reverence, sends a quick nod and shiver to long-time Rocky fans with Rocky's transition as Adonis's trainer, yet holds its focus on Adonis's journey. As I said yesterday about Chiwetel Ejiofor being set for a breakout year, so too is Jordan with both Creed and Fantastic Four set for 2015 releases, ensuring he covers a wide spectrum of films that will get both casual and dedicated film audiences talking about the young actor.
Funny enough, Creed is scheduled to hit theaters on November 25th, 40 years to the day of Rocky's opening scene.
Frieza is Back in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Trailer
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2015 has been a big year for the Dragon Ball franchise, what with excitement reignited over the DBZ follow-up series, Dragon Ball Super and a new film sequel, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'. While the film has been out in Japan since April, it won't hit American theaters until August. However, to help pass the time for those who prefer English dubs over Japanese dubs, Funimation has released a new trailer for the film.
Resurrection 'F' focuses on Frieza's return following the events of the previous Dragon Ball Z film, Battle of Gods. Frieza, as many may remember as one of the first real threats in the Dragon Ball Z series, is brought back to life after a few of his remaining henchmen wish him back from Shenron and quickly begins training to match Goku's strength. While many anime series have come and gone that have advanced and surpassed the level DBZ bring the shounen genre to, this trailer for Resurrection 'F' shows that series creator Akira Toriyama and his team of animators at Toei Animation have a few tricks up their sleeves - needless to say, Dragon Ball Z has never looked better than in Resurrection 'F'.
Funimation will be holding a limited theatrical run for Resurrection 'F' this August 4th - 12th, so check out the list of participating theaters and get your tickets now!
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, and Julia Roberts Star in First Secret in Their Eyes Trailer
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Chiwetel Ejiofor just might be one of my new favorite actors. The Academy Award nominee (for his role in 12 Years a Slave) has received some of Hollywood's highest accolades, but he's not a household name just yet. However, with an amazing performance in August's Z for Zachariah and a role in Matt Damon's The Martian coming out in October, Ejiofor is destined for stardom. Now, with the trailer for his next film, Secret in Their Eyes, now out, Fall 2015 just might be what it takes to propel Ejiofor to the next level.
Written and directed by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games), Secret in Their Eyes is about a tight-knit FBI duo Ray (Ejiofor) and Jess (Julia Roberts) and their supervisor, District Attorney Claire (Nicole Kidman) who are assigned to a murder that ends up with Jess's daughter as the victim. Thirteen years later, Ray stumbles upon a lead that can finally close the case and find the murderer. However, the secret that's kept the mystery open for so long might have irreversible effects on the trio.
Secret in Their Eyes is like an old school Hollywood drama/thriller that I haven't seen since Gone Girl, which should be a good change of pace from the typical superhero films and sex comedies. Secret in Their Eyes is out in theaters on October 23, 2015.
Remember Chris Farley in Trailer for I Am Chris Farley
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Chris Farley is known as one of the funniest, most beloved comedians of our time. Since his death in 1997, so many of his clips and films still circulate on a continual basis; It's truly a wonder as to how it's taken this long for a full featured documentary to be made. But at last, I Am Chris Farley brings together variety of home videos from his childhood to early career footage, to some infamous SNL clips, along with interviews from actors David Spade, Christina Applegate, Dan Aykroyd, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon, and many more to reflect on the comedian’s life and legacy from his road from the Midwest to Hollywood.
Opening in theaters on July 31st, 2015, the first trailer brings heartfelt to hilarious emotions. I Am Chris Farley will also be available on VOD, digital download, and DVD on August 11, 2015.
Amy Schumer is a Trainwreck in Trailer for Judd Apatow's Next Film
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Can you believe it's been three years since Judd Apatow's last directed film, This is 40, was released in theaters? The director who practically single-handedly changed the R-rated comedy game with his directorial debut The 40-Year-Old Virgin is returning to the big screen next month, but is changing the formula up a bit. Known for casting everyman types as the leads in his films, Apatow's next film, Trainwreck, will have a female protagonist, answering the question that's sure to be on everyone's minds: Can Judd Apatow find the same success with a female lead?
Short answer: yes, especially when one of comedy's top ladies is in the role. Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer) stars as Amy, a commitment phobe focused on her career as a fluff magazine writer. When she's assigned to write a profile on a sports surgeon (Bill Hader), she suddenly finds herself falling for him, despite learning from an early age that "monogamy isn't realistic." As you can expect from Apatow, the trailer is filled with sex jokes and pop culture references, as well as appearances from LeBron James and WWE star John Cena. One of my favorite indie actresses, Brie Larson (Short Term 12), also leads a supporting cast that includes Tilda Swinton, Dave Attell, and Ezra Miller (The Stanford Prison Experiment).
Trainwreck will be crashing into theaters on July 17th.
Watch the English-Subbed Trailer for Boruto: Naruto the Movie
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Even though the Naruto manga came to a conclusion this past spring and the anime is still several chapters away from reaching its end, the Naruto franchise is still thriving with an assortment of video game, movie, and manga releases coming out in the near future. As you can see, series creator Masashi Kishimoto isn't going the Dragon Ball route of making fans wait to see more of their favorite shinobi.
Boruto: Naruto the Movie continues where The Last: Naruto the Movie leaves off by focusing on the new generation of Leaf ninja, specifically Naruto's son, Boruto, and Sasuke's daughter, Sarada. The film takes place years after the end of Naruto and is being tied into the Start of a New Era Project to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Naruto franchise. As seen in the trailer, the plot will focus on Boruto's training with Sasuke in his attempts to surpass his father's legacy.
Boruto: Naruto the Movie will be in Japanese theaters on August 7th, and while there's no current information on an American release date, I think it's safe to assume it'll be dubbed and released before too long.
Official Trailer for the Wonderful '80s-Inspired Turbo Kid
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On one spectrum lies Mad Max: Fury Road, a very realistic (albeit exaggerated) take on the dystopian/wasteland film (that its predecessor, Mad Max, practically established back in 1979). On the other end lies Turbo Kid, a dystopian/wasteland film that wears its influences on its sleeve while still holding itself up alongside the litany of films it found inspiration from.
Needless to say, Turbo Kid was my favorite film out of SXSW this year, and for a good reason. While countless other films have gone the '80s aesthetic route (Kung Fury being a recent notable film) that borderlines gimmicky, Turbo Kid is able to not only have fun with its tone, but also has a darker side that doesn't feel out of context.
With an official trailer finally released, larger audiences can catch a glimpse at what makes Turbo Kid so fun. Directors Anouk Whissell, François Simard, and Yoann-Karl Whissell, collectively known as RKSS, strike the right balance between homage and original. If watching the trailer piqued your interest for more Turbo Kid, I highly recommend checking out our video interview with RKSS for more insight.
Turbo Kid will be hitting theaters on August 28th.
New Scream TV Series Trailer Reveals New Killer
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Everything under the sun is getting remade, revamped, re-imagined, and rebooted these days, whether it be a new Mega Man cartoon, Bruce Campbell returning to the Evil Dead world in Ash vs. Evil Dead, ReBoot getting its own live-action/CG hybrid reboot, and the Powerpuff Girls are getting a makeover. I know I only focused on TV shows, but really - is nothing sacred?!
I say that with my tongue firmly in my cheek, as we all know the Hollywood cycle by now, as it has also found its next target: Scream. In case you haven't heard, the popular metafictional film series that ruled the mid-'90s through the early '00s. This time around, however, MTV is adapting the franchise for a new generation and a new format as Scream will be premiering as an MTV series on June 30th.
This first trailer for the series introduces us to the new generation of potential Ghostface victims, complete with a modernized version of the popular "Scream" mask that, quite frankly, is a lot more frightening. The premise, which revolves around a YouTube video gone viral that resulted in the death of a high school student, is similar to this year's Unfriended, albeit without the angle of utilizing a computer screen to depict the film.
Watch the trailer above and let us know what you think!